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Vaccines for kids not likely until after Christmas

Vaccines for kids not likely until after Christmas

If you think your younger kids will soon be vaccinated against COVID-19, guess again.
Chief wants residential school history taught in school

Chief wants residential school history taught in school

Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand knows the dark past caused by residential schools in Canada’s history, a heartbreaking past where thousands of Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families so they could be assimilated to west
NDP call for reopening of utility deferral program instead of Crown rebranding investment

NDP call for reopening of utility deferral program instead of Crown rebranding investment

The Saskatchewan NDP are calling on the provincial government to abandon their possible Crown rebranding project and instead reopen the utility payment deferral program offered to Crown customers during the pandemic.
P.A. man charged with killing one woman and sexually assaulting, choking another

P.A. man charged with killing one woman and sexually assaulting, choking another

A Prince Albert man charged with second-degree murder in the death of Natasha Ross appeared in court today after he was arrested on a Canada-wide warrant.
Mill rate bylaws approved

Mill rate bylaws approved

North Battleford city council approved a number of bylaws connected to setting the 2021 mill rates at their meeting Monday. The bylaw to establish mill rate factors passed in three readings.
The blue platter: Taylor family treasure has long history

The blue platter: Taylor family treasure has long history

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Meter installation met with concerns over electrohypersensitivity

Meter installation met with concerns over electrohypersensitivity

The city of North Battleford’s intention to convert the city’s existing water meters into Advanced Metre Infrastructure (AMI) meters hit a snag recently with one property.
July 20 COVID-19 update: 22 new cases, 42 recoveries, 242 active cases

July 20 COVID-19 update: 22 new cases, 42 recoveries, 242 active cases

Vaccines Reported An additional 2,636 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,353,307.
Eleven residential structure fires in June

Eleven residential structure fires in June

On track for a record year: fire chief
Hearing underway in Calgary for man accused of killing Sask. man

Hearing underway in Calgary for man accused of killing Sask. man

A preliminary hearing for a man charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sheldon Wolf from Saskatchewan is underway this week in Calgary Provincial Court.
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